Alcohol Intoxication

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Alcohol Intoxication

The essential part of alcohol intoxication is the occurrence of clinically prominent problematic psychological or behavioral changes ( For example  impaired social or occupational function, improper sexual or aggressive behavior, impaired judgment and mood liability ) that exhibited shortly after  or during the alcohol ingestion.

These modifications are in addition related with evidence of impaired judgment and functioning or at some instances intoxication is so brutal that it can lead to life-threatening coma. The symptoms should not be linked to another medical condition (for example diabetic ketoacidosis).The symptoms may not link intoxication of other depressant drugs like benzodiazepines. The individual with alcohol intoxication has an incoordination of such a great degree that it might disturb the driving capability and routine of every day performance to such an extent that can lead to accidents.

Thus the evidence of alcohol use might be got by smelling alcohol on the person’s breath, knowing the individual’s history by another observer or by the person himself. For toxicology analyses the individual has to give breath, urine and blood samples. At some extent in their lives most of the of alcohol users have likelihood of alcohol intoxication during their lifespan. In severe situation the alcohol intoxication can leads to death.

According to DSM-5 the average age is approximately 15 years at first intoxication, having the peak prevalence at about 18-25 years in the United States. With further advancing age intensity and frequency usually decrease. Each year in the United States about 30,000 alcohol-related drinking deaths are due to alcohol intoxication. Furthermore, alcohol intoxication added to enormous costs connected with lost time from school or work drunk driving, as well as physical fights and interpersonal conflicts.

Treatment: The individual  with alcohol intoxication has been immediately taken  to the hospital but there is no definite treatment  for the alcohol intoxication.

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